Fence-stay.



J. A. NIGKOLAUS.

FENCE STAY. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13, 1913.

1,097,461 Patented May 19, 1914.

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JOHN A. NIGKOLAUS, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA.

FENCE-STAY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. NICKOLAUS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mount Pleasant, in the county of Henry and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in F ence- Stays, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to fence stays, my object being to provide a device of this character formed of a single strand of wire and adapted for universal application to old as well as new fences and to woven fences as well as those composed of single longitudinal strands.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fence stay embodying a single strand of wire which is so formed as to provide an anchoring element at one end and which may be readily and quickly secured in position in connection with an erected fence in order to efficiently support those wires which, ordinarily unsupported between the posts of the fence, are otherwise likely to sag.

My invention resides in the specific formation of the single strand stay as shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating the practical application of my single strand stay, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the device for forming the anchor, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the supplementary fence anchors.

Referring now to these figures, I have shown in Fig. 1 a very usual form of fence, particularly prevalent in the animal raising districts, and which consists of a lower woven wire portion A and several single longitudinal strands B strung above the woven portion A and usually in the form of barbed wire. Particularly where the sections of fencing between posts are of considerable length, the upper single strands B are extremely likely to sag during hot weather and it is for the purpose of preventing such sagging that fence wire stays are provided.

In the formation of a stay to prevent this sagging I employ a support or form G into Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fi1ed. February 13, 1913.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Serial No. 748,101.

one end of which are embedded projecting studs 0. A single strand of wireD is then bent, starting from one end which is looked around the end studs 0 of the form C as particularly illustrated in Fig. 2. The strand of wire is then bent around studs 0 to form superposed oval loops, the end loop portions of one of which loops are formed by crossed wires whereby to constitute an effective anchor d. The body of the stay rises from the anchor cl and is provided with suitable fence wire engaging portions as indicated at d and d in Fig. 1.

In applying the stay to a fence as shown in Fig. 1, the lower coiled end of the stay is anchored in the soil and the upper portion thereof extended vertically whereby suitable strands of the fence wire may be en-- gaged by its portions d and d above mentioned.

From this it will be seen that my improved fence stay may be readily and quickly placed in position when needed, being universal in its application as before stated, and that it will further and effectively operate to prevent the fence wires from sagging.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 I may also utilize a supplemental anchor E in the form of a single strand of wire, the upper end of which is bent to surround the lower strand of the fencing and the lower end of which is coiled as indicated at c in a manner similar to that of the lower end of the stay D in order to provide an anchor.

I claim:

A fence anchoring element having a ver tical body portion adapted to engage a fence and having its lower end bent to form superposed horizontal oval loops constituting an anchoring element, and intermediately from one side of which loops the said body rises, the lower loop consisting of end loop portions, the wires of which are crossed inter mediate the ends of the loop, for the purpose described.

JOHN A. NICKOLAUS.

Witnesses:

A. WV. MILLER, F. WV. CARTWRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents.

. Washington, D. G. 

